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    Production gun for Wife?

    in Miscellaneous BEginners

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    It's not really the grip size as much as it is the location of the Magazine release. Yes some fit better than others, like the feel of an XDm over a Glock, but either way she still cannot reach the release. We watched the video above, and she plans on dropping the mag with her weak hand.

    Thanks for the comments.

    That's a good solution!

    STI 2011 light and smeared primer strikes

    in Open Pistols

    Posted · Edited by Chutist

    The "smear" makes it sound like the firing pin is not returning back out of the breach face... So the firing pin is binding in the hole or the return spring has an issue.

    Do you have another 1911 you can swap out the firing pin and spring and see if it solves the problem?

    I'm assuming that you've pulled the firing pin out and checked that it's not bent and cleaned the tunnel spotless... ;)

    New Triggers for 1911 and 2011

    in 1911-style Pistols

    Posted

    I'm glad someone is working on new trigger options. I find there are surprisingly few given the history of the 1911. I think the reverse crown or whatever its called looks awesome, and I want to try a hinged trigger some day. I am a little skeptical of the threaded trigger shoe attachment though.

    My take is there aren't many options because it was right in the first place...

    I'm all for innovation but the hinge trigger looks like a solution in search of a problem. ;)

    New STI DVC Open and Limited guns

    in 1911-style Pistols

    Posted · Edited by Chutist

    Brand new? How many rounds though it before the match? Stock spring? Stock mags? What's the OAL of the Aguila ammo? Major FP ammo?

    Had about 20 rounds thru it before the match. 12 lb Wilson spring instead of the stock 14#. 2 Stock mags and 1 SV mag with grams guts. I am not sure of the OAL, I can try to measure it tonight, certainly looked short. It was 180gr, at ~1400 FPS according to the specs on the box.

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    I wonder if the 12 pound main spring didn't contribute to the failure to return to battery? Less stored energy with a new tight gun? It would be interesting to put the 14 pound spring in and see if it solves the problem while the gun is breaking in... ;)

    how important is a warranty on an open gun?

    in Open Pistols

    Posted · Edited by Chutist

    I believe CK is lifetime. After all the reading I've been doing after being out of the sport for a decade, CK or FGW is very likely to be my next. ;)

    I have Springfield Custom Shop, EGW and MCM guns in the safe from "before" and the support from them was pretty good over all

    MCM was fantastic

    EGW just "good"

    Springfield "good"

    I think MCM was better because Matt just wasn't that big at the time and he could give me more attention.

    YMMV :)

    CK Arms Thunder Limited

    in 1911-style Pistols

    Posted

    I'm guessing from the bullet weights, your's is a 9MM? I've been looking at the .40. Where'd you pick it up? Shooters Connection?

    Yea it is a 9mm. I bought it straight from CK Arms due to it having the steel grip. Shooters connection isn't stocking then with the steel grip yet.

    Looking forward to a range report when you get that puppy out of gun jail! ;)

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